snowy range

The Snowy Range Snowmobile Club has partnered with the Wyoming State Trails Program and the Routt-Medicine Bow National Forest to make the Snowy Range a safer place for snowmobilers and other outdoor enthusiasts by installing two avalanche beacon check stations.

Wyoming Highway 130 over the Snowy Range has opened just in time for the holiday weekend.

The discovery of Elmore's rental car led the Albany County Sheriff's Office to prepare a search Sept. 13.

Jim Elmore, the father of the deceased, said in a Facebook post that his son was found dead "under mysterious circumstances."

The National Weather Service has issued a weather forecast for today and Saturday that is more like a fall forecast than summer.

This year, crews working to clear Snowy Range Pass encountered drifts between eight and 20 feet high.

The Forest Service recommends cold-weather survival gear such as a survival blanket, fire-starting equipment, a flashlight and emergency signaling tools.

The Wyoming Department of Transportation has closed Wyoming 130 over the Snowy Range for the winter season.

A research project underway in the Medicine Bow National Forest in southern Wyoming might help slow the spread of white pine blister rust, which has been killing trees across the West.

Carbon County authorities say human remains found by a hunter in the Snowy Range Mountains have been identified through dental records.